Mike Rice, Author at The Soccer Times

Features·MLS·New York City FC·Opinion·Seattle Sounders

Is Seattle Sounders Goal-Getter Héber Showing NYCFC What They Are Missing?

March 7, 2023

By Mike Rice. Is a New York City tale being played out on the northwest coast in the state of Washington? That’s where former NYCFC striker Héber is grabbing headlines after being

Features·MLS·New York Red Bulls·Transfers

New Striker Needed To Ease Red Bulls Fans’ Frustrations

October 26, 2022

By Mike Rice. Defeat to FC Cincinnati in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs, even with home-field advantage, saw New York Red Bulls season come to an end in

Features·MLS·New York City FC·Opinion

A Season Of Varying Fortunes For New York City FC

September 4, 2022

By Mike Rice. There have been two very different halves to the 2022 season for New York City FC. Highs and lows have been had so far, despite only minor changes to

MLS·New York City FC·News·Transfers

Taty Castellanos NYCFC Transfer Saga Ends With Girona Move

July 20, 2022

By Mike Rice. It’s a story that has dragged on but appears to have finally reached its conclusion. Valentin “Taty” Castellanos appears to be on his way to Spain, on loan to

Features·MLS·New York Red Bulls

Sean Nealis Providing Consistency And Flexibility For Struber’s Red Bulls

July 17, 2022

By Mike Rice. Aaron Long has been gathering the plaudits and staking his claim for a centre-back spot in the United States national team alongside Walker Zimmerman. And rightly so. He has

DC United·Features·MLS

What To Expect From Wayne Rooney At DC United

July 16, 2022

By Mike Rice. As Chad Ashton took charge of his last game as interim head coach, DC United earned a home draw against Columbus Crew with new head coach Wayne Rooney watching

Analysis·Features·MLS·New York City FC

New York City Stuck In Slump After Impressive Unbeaten Run

June 28, 2022

By Mike Rice. Two defeats in a week is tough to take for New York City FC, especially when those losses came against two of its biggest rivals. The 3-0 defeat to

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Features·MLS·New York Red Bulls

Will The New York Red Bulls’ Strikers Hold Them Back In 2022?

June 22, 2022

By Mike Rice. Sitting second in the Eastern Conference, New York Red Bulls will be quite pleased with their progress so far this season. The signing of Lewis Morgan looks to have

Analysis·Features·MLS·New York Red Bulls·Tactics

New York Red Bulls’ High Energy & High Pressure Start To 2022

June 21, 2022

By Mike Rice. The Red Bull franchise has a clear philosophy across its soccer teams around the globe and, like its drink, it is full of energy. New York Red Bulls are

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